About the Role

As a Quality Control Associate you will take a hands-on approach to maintaining our product quality control processes and monitoring our food safety requirements. Reporting to the FSQA Supervisor, you will play a key role in ensuring our customers are being provided with safe, great tasting meals.

Notes on schedule: 

• This is a 100% in-person role, meaning you will be required to come to our Distribution Center located at 3520 Laird Road Mississauga, L5L 5Z7

What you will be doing:

• Ensure compliance of products with regulatory requirements through monitoring of product labeling and CCP compliance
• Perform quality control inspections on raw ingredients, work-in-progress and finished products to ensure products meet Company Standards 
• Act as primary point of contact for Food Safety issues on the production lines
• Communicate with cross-functional teams in cases of product non-conformance and implementation of measures to bring non-conforming products back into compliance. 
• Lead production associates for ingredient sorting.
• Ensure GMPs and Management of allergens is followed as per procedures.
• Receive inbounding and inventory SKUs from the Warehouse department and conduct quality control inspections to ensure products adhere to required specifications
• Conducting sampling of raw materials, WIP, and finished products
• Maintain accurate reports and records (ex. CCP & PCP records, line verification records).
• Work in compliance with OH&S acts and regulations.
• Use personal protective and safety equipment and clothing as directed by the employer and report workplace hazards and dangers to the supervisor or employer.
• Conducting environmental monitoring to verify sanitation effectiveness and equipment calibration verification (ex. calibrating thermometers and other relevant QC tools).
• Other duties as assigned

At a minimum, you have: 

• Post-secondary education in Biological, Chemical or Food Sciences diploma
• 6 Months to 1 year experience working in QC/QA in a food processing, manufacturing or service industry
• Understanding the Safe Food for Canadians Regulations and GFSI schemes
• Flexibility to work overtime, weekends, varying shifts and holiday work, as required
• Willing and able to push, pull, and lift up to 50lbs
• Has experience with standing for prolonged periods of time including regular bending, twisting and walking
• Willing and able to work in a dynamic environment, which can include warm/humid or cold temperatures 
• Ability to communicate in English, both verbal and written
• Familiar with MS Office, Google Apps and comfortable learning new technologies. 
• Ability to prioritize, remain calm and alert while multitasking in a fast-paced and deadline oriented environment. 
• Ability to work independently and within a team environment, in addition to having strong interpersonal skills. 
• Level 1 First Aid is considered an asset.

What you’ll get in return:

• Competitive salary and health benefits
• Shift premiums are available for afternoon and overnight shifts 
• 75% discount on HelloFresh or Chefs Plate weekly box subscription
• High impact work to help feed thousands of families in Canada
• Opportunity to learn and grow
• Work with a hard-working and supportive team

Working Conditions:

It’s no surprise that as a food company, we use many ingredients that may be considered common allergens (i.e. peanuts, tree nuts, milk, etc.). Whether this role is based out of our headquarters or one of our distribution centers, it is possible that you may be exposed to such allergens in this role. If you have any concerns with being exposed to any particular food ingredients, including meat, please disclose this during the hiring process.

If this sounds like you, please click the "Apply Now" button. If this role doesn't quite match what you're looking for, but you'd like to know more about joining the HelloFresh team, please visit our Jobs page to view our other vacancies. We'd love to hear from you!

HelloFresh Canada uses AI-integrated technology to help us process and evaluate applications more efficiently. This includes tools that screen and assess candidate qualifications based on the requirements for this role. While these tools assist our workflow, all final selection decisions are made by our hiring team.

This is a posting for an existing vacancy. We are actively seeking to fill this position.

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